The collapsium

About “The collapsium”

In the eighth decade of the reign of Her Majesty Tamra Lutui, the Queendom of Sol enjoys peace and prosperity due to two revolutionary technologies: wellstone, a programmable matter that can mimic any substance, and collapsium, a crystal made of miniature black holes that enables instant transportation across the solar system. Bruno de Towaji, the inventor of collapsium, and Marlon Sykes, his rival in science and love, are both driven by ambitious goals. Bruno seeks to build the arc de fin, a device to explore spacetime, while Marlon works on a ring of collapsium around the sun. When a saboteur attacks the Ring Collapsiter, sending it toward the sun, the two men must join forces to prevent a catastrophe that could destroy the solar system. Wil McCarthy's novel explores the rivalry between two brilliant scientists in a future shaped by advanced technology.